San Francisco Plastic Surgery Dr James Romano

126 Post Street, Suite 618, San Francisco, CA 94108 | 415.981.3911 

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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Chest Enhancement & Contouring

There is a surprising number of men that are born with an extremely flat chest with no contour or curve or chest roundness whatsoever. I see these men in my practice and am very sensitive to their usually quite extreme dissatisfaction with their chest. I understand your concerns and really enjoy the opportunity to restore this condition to completely normal for you.

 

There are many different complaints that surface around the time of consultation for pectoral implant chest enhancement. Most men have a very flat chest unresponsive to exercise and any kind of body building. Others have some chest shape and breast mound and desire a rounder, more prominent and more muscular appearing chest. Many men want a very chiseled and defined look with cut-in edges of pectoralis muscle and more. I also often see men born with the chest shape deficient or missing, so called Poland’s Syndrome. There may be associated nipple and areolar issues that I can help you with at the same time. The relevant anatomy here is present in multiple layers, and I can address more than one. The male chest shape is determined, first, by the curvature of the underlying ribs (they can be really flat), secondly by the thickness and position of the pectoralis muscle (this can be absent or thin), thirdly, by the amount of fat overlying the muscle, fourthly, by the size and distribution of the male breast gland, and, fifthly, by the nature of the skin and it’s elasticity. Surgery for chest enlargement may involve any layer, but most of the time involves pectoral implants to change the underlying rib contour. Sometimes fat grafting can be used. Surgery involves a light general anesthetic, performed where I do surgery, which is in a hospital setting. An incision high in the armpit about 3.5” long allows for making the space under the pectoralis muscle and inserting the implant which is semi-solid silicone. There are different sizes and shapes already custom made. These will never rupture. The pectoral muscle is left intact and not divided (unlike in virtually ALL women who have breast implants where it is cut!). The surgery is safe and predictable. There is a very mild swelling after surgery. There are only a few stitches. You can return to work in as little as 3-5 days, and to some physical exercise in the second week. Male chest enlargement and contouring surgery in my practice involves:

  • Pectoral Implants. This is the gold standard described above and works very well.
  • Fat Grafting. This is very useful if there are deformities from birth and not enough muscle present. A very nice breast shape can be obtained.
  • Chest Contouring. This may require the adjunctive use of liposuction and removal of Gynecomastia if these features are present.
  • Nipple Surgery. If the nipples are large they can be reduced at the same time.

Surgery on the male chest is very common in my practice. I have performed many of these procedures with consistently beautiful and natural results. I have special expertise in this procedure and spend a great deal of time discussing your anatomy, listening to your expectations, and interpreting for you what your anatomy and body will allow me to do in a safe and predictable way. In addition, I build a system into every surgery that, initially, allows you to recover much quicker and, secondly, serves to preserve your surgical results. This system includes a special diet, vitamins, supplements, special garments, skin products, physical training and knowing what to avoid. Together, all of this allows me to create results that are consistently very beautiful, quick to heal, exceptionally natural, and with minimal incisions. I am delighted to surgically provide you with such a profound body image change, and one that has consistently so pleased my patients and changed their lives.

 

For before and after images of this procedure click here

 

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